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Source4Style Summer ’11 Internships

April 16, 2011

Source4Style is seeking three interns for the summer. All interested members are encouraged to apply.

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We’re on the hunt for three talented interns who can join the Source4Style team this Summer 2011.

Positions include: Social Media Intern, A Journalism (Research/Writing) Intern, and a Product Design/Partnership Coordinator Intern. Individuals applying must exhibit responsibility, inventiveness, and ultimately feel comfortable working with minimal management and direction from the core team. Each intern will be given project requirements at the start and be expected to complete those requirements throughout the internship.

Please provide your Resume and Career History Application. Career History Applications can be downloaded from links below. Follow directions and submit to email at the end of the Application.

Career History Applications:

Social Media Intern

We are seeking an intern skilled in social media and has an interest or basic understanding in sustainable design concepts.  Intern must be a self-starter and be comfortable operating independently or with minimal management and direction from Source4Style team.

Expectations and Deliverables include: Strategy and management of Facebook and Twitter accounts; liaising between communications associate and blog editor.

Web Blog (Research/Writing) Intern

We are seeking an intern skilled in writing/researching and an interest or understanding in sustainable design concepts.  Intern must be a self-starter and be comfortable operating independently or with minimal management and direction from Source4Style team.

Deliverables include: One to two well-researched articles per week; One interview per week; Two “Top List” articles per week; one summary/review article; and one art/fashion/design/trend piece per week.

Product Design/Partnership Coordinator Intern

This is an exciting, hands-on project revolving around the creation of product packaging and a textile recycling program for Source4Style. We are seeking an intern skilled and interested in product design and partnership coordination. Intern must be a self-starter and feel comfortable working with minimal management. Project will be brainstormed upon start of internship and intern is expected to rise to the occasion and add insights to program along the way.

Deliverables include: A physical product; partnerships in and around Brooklyn area to help make packaging; and partnership with a textile recycler. Other deliverables will be determined throughout the project.

Good luck and hope to be working with you this summer!

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We’re on the hunt for three talented interns who can join the Source4Style team this Summer 2011.

Positions include: Social Media Intern, A Journalism (Research/Writing) Intern, and a Product Design/Partnership Coordinator Intern. Individuals applying must exhibit responsibility, inventiveness, and ultimately feel comfortable working with minimal management and direction from the core team. Each intern will be given project requirements at the start and be expected to complete those requirements throughout the internship.

Please provide your Resume and Career History Application. Career History Applications can be downloaded from links below. Follow directions and submit to email at the end of the Application.

Career History Applications:

Social Media Intern

We are seeking an intern skilled in social media and has an interest or basic understanding in sustainable design concepts.  Intern must be a self-starter and be comfortable operating independently or with minimal management and direction from Source4Style team.

Expectations and Deliverables include: Strategy and management of Facebook and Twitter accounts; liaising between communications associate and blog editor.

Web Blog (Research/Writing) Intern

We are seeking an intern skilled in writing/researching and an interest or understanding in sustainable design concepts.  Intern must be a self-starter and be comfortable operating independently or with minimal management and direction from Source4Style team.

Deliverables include: One to two well-researched articles per week; One interview per week; Two “Top List” articles per week; one summary/review article; and one art/fashion/design/trend piece per week.

Product Design/Partnership Coordinator Intern

This is an exciting, hands-on project revolving around the creation of product packaging and a textile recycling program for Source4Style. We are seeking an intern skilled and interested in product design and partnership coordination. Intern must be a self-starter and feel comfortable working with minimal management. Project will be brainstormed upon start of internship and intern is expected to rise to the occasion and add insights to program along the way.

Deliverables include: A physical product; partnerships in and around Brooklyn area to help make packaging; and partnership with a textile recycler. Other deliverables will be determined throughout the project.

Good luck and hope to be working with you this summer!

Seeking Supplier Relations Associate in NYC

December 7, 2010

Do you have experience in sales and want to help sign on new sustainable material suppliers? Apply here.

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Are you interested in working in a young start-up focused on sourcing sustainable materials for designers and brands? We’re seeking a part-time NYC-based Supplier Relations Associate that has experience in sales & management and will not only be comfortable, but will thrive in a start-up environment.

Company: Source4Style

Position: Part-time

Hours/Week: 25 hours/week (5 hours a day)

Paid Position: Yes. Performance-based

Job Location: Brooklyn, New York (Williamsburg)

Start Date:  January 2011

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Asian fabric shop

Are you interested in working in a young start-up focused on sourcing sustainable materials for designers and brands? We’re seeking a part-time NYC-based Supplier Relations Associate that has experience in sales & management and will not only be comfortable, but will thrive in a start-up environment.

Company: Source4Style

Position: Part-time

Hours/Week: 25 hours/week (5 hours a day)

Paid Position: Yes. Performance-based

Job Location: Brooklyn, New York (Williamsburg)

Start Date:  January 2011

This entry- to mid-level sales position is for an upbeat,  confident, organized, dedicated and friendly person highly competent in phone and in person sales with a specific interest , understanding and expertise in textile materials (as it relates to the garment and/or interior design industry).

Person must exhibit strong communication and interpersonal skills as well as negotiation prowess. Person must have sales experience (has worked directly with customers in person and/or over the phone), and terrific organizational skills to assist in database management.

We seek someone who understands and is comfortable working with a young start-up.

The following skills are considered a plus and given preference:

1. You have specifically excelled and completed coursework and/or professional experiential work in programs such as, fiber properties, textile processing and design, textile/garment merchandising

2. You have proven sales experience. Major plus if you worked previously in textile sales.

3. You are fluent in another language besides English, such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, or Hindi.

Application process: Concise cover letter + resume + Career History Form. You must complete all items in order to be considered for the position. E-mail final application here.

Save the Garment Center!

December 5, 2010

Source4Style is seeking three garment industry field research interns for 2011.

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Are you interested in developing solutions to help Save the NYC Garment Center? If so, we have three new internship opportunities as a GARMENT INDUSTRY FIELD RESEARCH INTERN.

Company: Source4Style

Position: Part-time

Hours/Week: 15 hrs/week

Number of Openings: Three (3).

Job Location: New York City and Brooklyn, New York.

Start Date:  January 3, 2011

This Garment Industry Field Research internship position is for an upbeat, confident, fearless campaigner with a specific interest (and expertise a plus!) in Saving the New York Garment Center and related endeavors.

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Garment_District_NYWTS

Are you interested in developing solutions to help Save the NYC Garment Center? If so, we have three new internship opportunities as a GARMENT INDUSTRY FIELD RESEARCH INTERN.

Company: Source4Style

Position: Part-time

Hours/Week: 15 hrs/week

Number of Openings: Three (3).

Job Location: New York City and Brooklyn, New York.

Start Date:  January 3, 2011

This Garment Industry Field Research internship position is for an upbeat, confident, fearless campaigner with a specific interest (and expertise a plus!) in Saving the New York Garment Center and related endeavors.

Person must exhibit strong interpersonal skills, be comfortable working “in the field;” interviewing garment industry workers; collecting, gathering and organizing data; and thriving in sometimes difficult interview and entry conditions.

The following skills are considered a plus:

1. You are bullish, confident, patient and organized.

3. You are fluent in another language besides English, such as Mandarin, Cantonese or Spanish.

Application process: Concise cover letter + resume + Career History Form. You must complete all items in order to be considered for the position. E-mail final application here.

Calling all writers!

December 5, 2010

Source4Style is currently seeking article submissions for the S4 blog. Read on to see how to submit your work.

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Source4Style is looking for article submissions from passionate, well-informed, talented writers and experts in the field of sustainable design for the blog, S4.

ARTICLE TOPICS
More specifically, we are seeking out writers who LOVE to write about or are knowledgeable about one or more of the following topics:

- Environmental textile design and innovation;

- Sustainable materials;

- Apparel or home textile manufacturing, production and trade;

- Materials sourcing;

- Designing with sustainable materials & processes; and

- Fair-trade, traditional, and culturally-sensitive design, production and manufacturing.

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Writer

Source4Style is looking for article submissions from passionate, well-informed, talented writers and experts in the field of sustainable design for the blog, S4.

ARTICLE TOPICS
More specifically, we are seeking out writers who LOVE to write about or are knowledgeable about one or more of the following topics:

- Environmental textile design and innovation;

- Sustainable materials;

- Apparel or home textile manufacturing, production and trade;

- Materials sourcing;

- Designing with sustainable materials & processes; and

- Fair-trade, traditional, and culturally-sensitive design, production and manufacturing.

REQUIREMENTS
We require good writing skills, a well-informed, well-researched article (with credible research references), interesting, fresh voice and knowledge of what is happening in the field.

We are looking for quality writing geared towards designers and related users who are interested in sustainable design, materials and sourcing. Writers must be able to identify interesting, thought-provoking photos that could potentially be used in conjunction with each article.

Submitted articles must be current, original, non-published, non-repurposed works, meaning the work is writer’s own and has not been published in any other magazine, blog (personal or otherwise), or related venues. Writer also ensures that work is not re-purposed from another previously published work. We strive for up-to-date research with a fresh perspective to the topic.

REVIEW PROCESS
Submitted articles will be reviewed on a weekly basis and writer will hear from a member of Source4Style within 14 business days (if not sooner) if article is accepted.

Please note: This does not mean that the article will be published within 14 days time. Source4Style will do their best to inform writer as to when article will be published.

Writer may not hear from Source4Style if article is not accepted for publication. No articles will be accepted that have not been spellchecked, proofread or edited. Articles must be in a Word Doc (.doc) format. No other submissions will be accepted.

If article is accepted for publication, writer agrees not to have Source4Style-published article printed or reprinted in any other magazine, blog (personal or otherwise) or related venues for up to 30 days. After 30 days, writer is free to republish or repurpose the article for other venues or publications.

ARTICLE LENGTH
- We seek 300-500 word articles focused on one of the topics outlined above.

- We will publish longer form 750-1000 word in-depth articles that show a unique angle, fresh perspective and extensive, valid research. In general, these articles are reserved to sustainable design trends and how they interact with bigger picture topics like politics, trade, environment and culture.

We are not looking for

- interviews,

- fluff pieces, or

- material reviews.

COMPENSATION
Source4Style will pay $0.10/word for accepted articles.

SUBMISSION
If you article submission fulfills the above requirements, please email us here.

Source4Style partners with Cornell University

October 29, 2010

Five MBAs with experience in fashion, marketing and operations have joined forces with Source4Style.

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This past week I headed north to meet up with some of our Academic Associates at the Johnson School of Business Management at Cornell University, my old Alma mater. We’re proud to announce that a dynamic group of five MBAs – Hala, Xueli, Mona, Lisamarie and John – as well as their Advisor, Zach Shulman (Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute) have assembled together to work on two different emerging business opportunities for the Source4Style platform – one specifically designed to aid independent designers in meeting supplier minimums and the second one focused on facilitating business along the supply chain for the industry at large. We’ll have a full report of our findings in Q1 of next year and hope to implement some of our findings within the next 4-6 months. Stay tuned for more updates. ~ Summer Rayne Oakes

campus

This past week I headed north to meet up with some of our Academic Associates at the Johnson School of Business Management at Cornell University, my old Alma mater. We’re proud to announce that a dynamic group of five MBAs – Hala, Xueli, Mona, Lisamarie and John – as well as their Advisor, Zach Shulman (Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute) have assembled together to work on two different emerging business opportunities for the Source4Style platform – one specifically designed to aid independent designers in meeting supplier minimums and the second one focused on facilitating business along the supply chain for the industry at large. We’ll have a full report of our findings in Q1 of next year and hope to implement some of our findings within the next 4-6 months. Stay tuned for more updates. ~ Summer Rayne Oakes

Positions with Source4Style

October 9, 2010

Source4Style announces new job and internship opportunities starting in November 2010.

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Now that Source4Style has launched Public BETA, we are seeking assistance in building out our B2B platform. Check out some of the related positions below.

** Please note we are only accepting positions starting in November/December 2010 (communications position) and October/November 2010 (internship position).  Please do not send inquiries about future positions.  Future positions will be posted at a later date. **

Two positions:

- Communications Specialist/Personal Assistant Position (via SRO, LLC)

- Supplier Relations Assistant/Copywriter intern (via Source4Style)

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supplier-relations

Now that Source4Style has launched Public BETA, we are seeking assistance in building out our B2B platform. Check out some of the related positions below.

** Please note we are only accepting positions starting in November/December 2010 (communications position) and October/November 2010 (internship position).  Please do not send inquiries about future positions.  Future positions will be posted at a later date. **

Two positions:

- Communications Specialist/Personal Assistant Position (via SRO, LLC)

- Supplier Relations Assistant/Copywriter intern (via Source4Style)

Communications Specialist/Personal Assistant Position

Company: SRO, LLC

Position: Part-time employee

Hours/Week: 25 hours/week

Start Date: November/December 2010

Paid Position: Yes

Job Location: New York, New York

Seeking an energetic, experienced, professional Communications Specialist and Personal Assistant in New York City. Strong interpersonal, communication and writing skills required. Job will include pitching story ideas; writing up press releases; managing media/creative communications for various projects; arranging interviews; and managing various errands.

This is not an entry-level position. Applicant must have experience in the PR and communications field, particularly in fashion and business. Experience pitching both in the U.S. and abroad is necessary. Recommendations from past positions are required.

Interest and experience in fashion, entrepreneurship, and sustainable business a plus. Experience in visual design/communications a plus.

Application deliverables: Concise cover letter + resume + references + Career History Form. You must complete all items in order to be considered for the position. E-mail final application to lauren (dot) brant (at) groupsjr (dot) com.


Supplier Relations Associate/Copywriter

Company: Source4Style

Position: Part-time intern

Hours/Week: 25 hours/week

Start Date: Immediate

Paid Position: No

Job Location: Brooklyn, New York (Williamsburg)

Length of Time: Nov 2010 – Feb 2011

This entry- to mid-level internship is for an organized, dedicated and friendly person with a specific interest and expertise in sustainable materials (as it relates to the garment and/or interior design industry).

We seek someone with strong communication and interpersonal skills, sales experience (has worked directly with customers in person and/or over the phone),  and terrific organizational skills to assist in database management.

Tasks may include: database management, speaking with suppliers over the phone, conducting supplier interviews, writing copy for supplier pages and campaigns,  and assisting in photo sessions. Intern will work closely with at least two of our core team members and be exposed to the entire sustainable design supply chain.

The following skills are considered a plus and given preference:

1. You have specifically excelled and completed coursework and/or professional experiential work in programs such as, fiber properties, textile processing and design, textile/garment merchandising

2. You have proven experience in copywriting.

3. You are fluent in another language besides English, such as Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Mandarin, Cantonese, or Hindi.

Application process: Concise cover letter + resume + Career History Form. You must complete all items in order to be considered for the position. E-mail final application to lauren (dot) brant (at) groupsjr (dot) com.

Seeking a Supplier Relations Assistant

June 2, 2010

On the hunt for a summer intern to assist in working with our suppliers

Yes that’s right, we’re opening up one of our first intern spots for our new company, Source4Style.com. Check out the description below and feel free to send us your information! Final application date: 6/15/2010.

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Yes that’s right, we’re opening up one of our first intern spots for our new company, Source4Style.com. Check out the description below and feel free to send us your information! Final application date: 6/15/2010.

SUPPLIER RELATIONS ASSISTANT

Company: SOURCE4STYLE.COM

Intern for the summer at a hot little start-up that helps connects designers to a global network of sustainable suppliers.

About the company: We are a business-to-business (B2B) online marketplace that allows designers and retail sourcing specialists to search, compare and purchase more sustainable materials from a growing network of global suppliers. Our mission is to make sustainable design possible by creating the world’s most innovative online marketing platform for designers and suppliers to showcase, connect and transact.

Job Position: Intern
Location: Brooklyn, New York (Williamsburg)
Compensation: Unpaid (with possibility of compensation beginning in Fall 2010)

Length of time: June-August

This position is for an organized, dedicated and friendly person with a specific interest in sustainable materials (as it relates to the garment industry), fashion and textiles. We seek someone with both sales experience (has worked directly with customers in person and/or over the phone) and terrific organizational skills to help in database management.

Someone who has specifically excelled and completed coursework and/or professional experiential work in programs such as, fiber properties, textile processing and design, textile/garment merchandising is a plus.

Tasks may include: database management, speaking with suppliers over the phone, conducting supplier interviews, and helping arrange photo sessions. Intern will work closely with at least one of our core team members and be exposed to the entire sustainable design supply chain.

Approximate hours/week: 4-5 days a week

Qualifications:

- An interest/knowledge in textiles, trade and fashion
- An interest or passion for sustainability
- Great organizational skills
- Sales experience

Application process: Concise cover letter + resume + Career History Form (please inquire at e-mail julia [dot] gabella [at] groupsjr.com for access to the “Career History Form”)